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King Faisal University
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- BiologyOpen access
Eco-friendly biocontrol of the red palm weevil using the local brown alga Hormophysa cuneiformis
Abstract The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is a major destructive pest of date palms. The aqueous extract of a local brown alga was tested for the biocontrol of this insect. In that regard, we evaluated the insecticidal effects of aqueous extract of t...
- Engineering & Technology
Semantic‐Aware UAV‐IRS Control for Cooperative V2X Perception Using Label‐Derived Context
ABSTRACT Cooperative V2X perception requires timely, reliable delivery of perception‐critical packets, especially when occlusion, dense traffic, and vulnerable road users increase scene risk. Existing UAV‐assisted intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) studies mainly optimize chann...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
The development of efficient and stable photocatalysts for wastewater remediation remains a significant environmental challenge. In this study, NiO, NiO–ZnO, and a ternary NiO–ZnO–In₂O₃ heterojunction were synthesized via a hydrothermal method and evaluated for the photocatalytic...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils poses a serious threat to sustainable crop production, environmental quality, and food safety, highlighting the need for environmentally friendly remediation technologies. This study developed a nanobiochar-loaded microbial consorti...
- BiologyOpen access
In agricultural image analysis, training deep learning models relies on large amounts of pixel-level labeled data. However, individually labeling densely stacked and overlapping objects, such as pea seeds, is both time-consuming and laborious. This study compares five automated m...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Abstract Ransomware is a critical cybersecurity threat that leverages advanced encryption techniques to compromise individuals, organizations, and even national infrastructure. Ransomware incidents have increased exponentially in the past 5 years, with recent studies indicating t...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Objectives: Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet population-specific evidence regarding the contribution of MIA3 genetic variation in Middle Eastern populations remains limited. This study investigated the association of...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Violating the rules: grammatical deviations as a strategy for musicality in modern English songs
This study examines grammatical deviation in contemporary English song lyrics from both U.S. and U.K. It focuses on pop, hip-hop, and R&B songs that are released between 2000 and 2025. Drawing on a corpus of thirty widely consumed songs, this research integrates Systemic Function...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Bayesian Modeling and Forecasting of Double Seasonal Vector Autoregressive Processes
A wide range of real-world multivariate time series encountered in practice exhibit two simultaneous and interacting seasonal cycles, for example hourly electricity demand, intraday financial prices, and sub-daily traffic volumes. Existing Bayesian frameworks for vector autoregre...
- Biology
China has abundant bamboo resources, among which Yunnan Province is one of the regions with the greatest number of species. The unique natural and geographic advantages provide an excellent environment for fungal growth. This study collected and isolated saprobic hyphomycetes ass...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) face the persistent challenge of simultaneously achieving energy efficiency, high reliability, and ultra-low latency under dynamic human mobility and time-varying on-body channel conditions. To address this multi-objective routing problem, this...
- Biology
ABSTRACT Diabetic steatohepatitis, now clinically framed within metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis (MASH), features progressive disruption of hepatic microarchitecture alongside sterile inflammatory microdomains. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) activity is restrained by...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Fluoride is essential for caries prevention; however, excessive exposure during enamel development increases the risk of dental fluorosis. In Saudi Arabia, fluoride concentrations vary across water sources due to environmental and treatment-related factors, yet updated regional a...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Post-stroke patients often experience cognitive, psychological, and self-care impairments. Comparative evidence on mindfulness-based interventions and cognitive rehabilitation interventions remains limited. This study compared two psychological interventions (Mindfulness-Based St...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Diabetes mellitus (DM) induces significant endocrine disruption and oxidative stress (OS) within the testes, resulting in impaired spermatogenesis, increased sperm abnormalities, and compromised reproductive function. This study aimed to evaluate the combined protective effects o...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
An environmentally benign approach was employed to synthesize nickel-doped zinc oxide (Ni–ZnO) nanoparticles employing Salvia hispanica extract as a biologically derived reductant and capping material. Phytochemical profiling confirmed the abundance of phenolic and flavonoid comp...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Novel biogenic cobalt ferrite nanoparticles were prepared biologically using Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) Fruit Pulp Extract, assisted by a microwave heating method. The utilization of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) Fruit Pulp Extract assisted by microwave heating is considered...